Hunter Barco
- Winter Plan on the 40-man; opens 2027 in the minors
Development · trends & plan
Tracked levels only. Monthly values; gaps mark the offseason. The number beside each line is its last month, with that month’s sample (faded under 50 PA or 150 pitches), not the season.
Trends · MLB
Pitching · 2026
351 pitches: percentiles need 500+, so values only
Arsenal & Pitch Lab
Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch
| Pitch | Use | Velo | IVB | HB | Stuff | Loc | Whiff | xRV/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-seam37% use | 37% | 94.1 | 12.4 | +14.4 | 113 | 110 | 15% | −1.65 |
| Slider23% use | 23% | 82.4 | −3.5 | −2.3 | 114 | 71 | 17% | −0.83 |
| Sinker20% use | 20% | 93.5 | 7.4 | +16.5 | 109 | 104 | 10% | +0.32 |
| Changeup9% use | 9% | 85.8 | 6.3 | +16.6 | 89 | 55 | 22% | −1.87 |
| Sweeper7% use | 7% | 82.6 | −2.6 | −12.0 | 116 | 97 | 27% | +2.08 |
| Splitter4% use | 4% | 85.0 | 1.2 | +6.9 | 96 | 83 | 33% | −4.21 |
Too few pitches to judge the mix: 351 in 2026, and the mix and design checks need 400.
Too few pitches to judge his mix: the Pitch Lab needs 400+ (he threw 351 in 2026), so no mix change or pitch idea is tested for him.
Most similar pitchers
Pitches like Barco: same hand, shape, slot and mix
| Similarity | Player | Stuff | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Nick Lodolo CIN · ’98 | 102 | −0.1 | 1.2 | Arb |
| 35 | Justin Wrobleski LAD · ’00 | 105 | 1.9 | 1.4 | Pre-arb |
| 33 | Jacob Lopez ATH · ’98 | 109 | 0.8 | 1.1 | Pre-arb |
| 33 | Noah Schultz CWS · ’03 | 105 | 0.3 | 0.7 | — |
| 31 | Sean Manaea NYM · ’92 | 110 | 1.0 | 0.7 | Signed $25.0M |
Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.
Pitch locations · 2026
Where each pitch finishes, by batter side
Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* Estimated: RosterResource has no contract row for him, so control through 2031 estimated from his MLB debut (2025-09-23): six years of service at the earliest; he isn’t in the contract data, and time in the minors would add seasons; pre-arbitration years at the minimum, arbitration years from Keystone’s arbitration model. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 25 | 21 | 78.1 IP | 78.1 IP · 3.79 ERA · 22.5% K · 11.5% BB |
| 2026ROK | ROK | FCL Pirates | 25 | 1 | 1.2 IP | 1.2 IP · 5.40 ERA · 11.1% K · 11.1% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Altoona Curve | 24 | 6 | 25.2 IP | 25.2 IP · 0.00 ERA · 36.2% K · 7.4% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 24 | 21 | 73.2 IP | 73.2 IP · 3.79 ERA · 25.4% K · 13.0% BB |
Prospect Pipeline: Perf+ 98 over his 2026 season (364 BF, mostly AAA), 2.0 years younger than his level; trend −6.7 since 2025 (inside the year-to-year noise). Tag: On track. MiLB Stuff 99 on 1,380 tracked AAA pitches. Prospects →
FanGraphs: FV 45 · ETA 2026. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks; where he has it, the development panel above shows it.